A total of 197 patients (117 male) were included
in the study. The patients’ ages ranged from 4 to
88. The general characteristics of the patients are
summarized in Table-I.
Culture results: At least one bacterial isolate was
detected in 62 (31.5%) patients’ culture. The most
commonly grown bacteria based on the culture
studies were S. pneumoniae (16.9%), M. catarrhalis
(6.1%) and S. aureus (3.0%)